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But really the point is that you should aim higher than the minimum because interviewing officers look at the totality of circumstances in your case. So, 125% of the HHS guidelines is a better target to aim for than hoping to squeeze by with the minimum.

I went through the k1 visa in a different country (HK). So, I'm not 100% sure but I think she will only need the GCP seminar. You may be required to attend as well? Again not sure. We had to have the visa before we were allowed to register for a seminar. I don't think they will allow you to complete the seminar without a visa. However, once you have a visa and complete the seminar, they will send you a certificate via email that you can present to immigration at the airport Good question. I'm not sure how to handle your situation. I'm sure others may have an opinion.

I would choose the online class if you have a good Internet connection and a decent laptop. Goto cfo.gov.ph and choose the correct seminar. The trick is to sign up immediately after they open. If they open at 8am, start trying at 759am. Click click click. Once you fill out their form and send copies of the documents via email, they will schedule a date / time for you. You will also get someone assigned to you. There wasn't a huge wait time for us (scheduled the next week). Also, I don't think you can sign up without a visa. Once your wife attends, they will send her a certificate in her email. Good luck.

We experienced this while in the Philippines in May of this year. The trick to getting around the maximum clients per day error is to sign up immediately after time period opens for the day. For example, if it opens at 8am, be ready at 7:59am and start clicking on the register link. Repeat over and over. You should get access to the registration form by doing those steps. I think our kids' visas took about a little less than 2 weeks to receive but I think that varies with how far you are away from Manila. Also, keep in mind you cannot schedule the CFO interviews until after you have the visa in hand. I don't know if you need a background check for the CFO interview (my wife didn't need the CFO interview because she received her visa from a different country). However, my kids needed a different type of CFO seminar. You can google the FBI background check process. Most of the process is online but you will need to get a copy of the fingerprint form (FD-258) printed on card stock and then have a local PD fingerprint you. Then, internationally ship the fingerprint card via Fedex or some other shipper. Once they receive the fingerprints, the results will be online for you to print. I would start this process immediately. Good luck. I hope you get to spend Thanksgiving in the US with your fiance and child.

I suggest you print out the relevant page which Mike E quoted and bring it to the interview. My fiance (now wife) was asked about her police clearance that she could not obtain because she was not residing in country. She presented the embassy official with those pages. They were satisfied with the explanation those pages provided.

We emailed the Manila embassy that we would like to process the K2 children follow to join - In our case, the case needed to be transferred from HK to the Philippines. Once transferred, we received an email back from the embassy about the process, 1) we filled out the DS160, 2) paid their visa fees, 3) scheduled their embassy interview, 4) schedule their medical exam, and 5) They attended their interview. This took several flights and hotel stays back and forth between their home town and Manila. Their ages were 10 and 15. We had them memorize facts and details about me, my address, my work, etc for the interview. There were a few questions that they asked the kids and they did very well. My wife flew to the Philippines from the US for the embassy interview in March and I flew out to the Philippines in May. We picked up their passports with the k2 visas in May after I arrived. We all flew back together at the end of May. No problems departing the Philippines or arriving in the US (Chicago POE). We didn't have to deal with the father's allowing the children to leave because they were out of the picture and the Philippines law assumes the mother has full custody, I guess. All I know is that it went as smoothly as it could given the level of complexity that the immigration process entails. We were very blessed because I've read other horror stories on VJ. See more details below 1) DS160-We filled out 1 DS160 for each child and saved / printed the DS-160 confirmation page. 2) Paid visa fees - Paid the fees locally and obtained a receipt 3) Scheduled their interview - We used the receipt number to record the payment on the ustraveldocs website for the Philippines which allowed us to schedule our interview 4) Scheduled their medical exam - We needed to have the the interview letter to schedule their medical exam. The medical exam required lots of paperwork (Interview letter, immunization records, passports, passport sized photos, DS-160 confirmation page) 5) Attended their interview - We took the (medical exam results, original petition, i-134, interview letter, ds-160, passports, passport sized photos, marriage certificate, petitioner divorce decree) The kids are in the US now and are adjusting to the new culture, schools,etc. They love their schools and are getting English language assistance now.

We are in one of the states that required my wife to wait for her green card before she could get a learner's permit. So, we got her learner's permit 6 months ago and she is almost ready to take the test for her driver's license.

I agree with everyone's sentiment. There should be no problem. However, to avoid any possible issue, my wife applied for and received a new passport in her married name through the Philippines embassy in Chicago. Now her GC matches her PHP passport. I imagine you could do the same through Brazilian embassy near you.

I was in the same boat, too. My wife and I definitely wished that we could've done the spousal visa vs K1. It was a loooooooong 1 year wait for her to get her green card. She's working and happy now, about to take her driving test soon, too. We're not looking forward to the long wait for the ROC.

Yes. Please do. I'm sure he will tell you exactly what you should do.

You could also print it with the apt added and then hand-write the block information where required neatly in black ink.

Please see this page for more information. This details the vaccination requirements. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/civil-surgeons/vaccinations.html#anchor_1506449934815

I think you being there will definitely reinforce the validity of your relationship even if there are some language barriers. Also, you can study in the mean time to reinforce your Spanish language skills.

If I remember correctly, I used the same case as their Mom when scheduling an interview for her children in the Philippines. However, If that doesn't work, try adding a "-1" to the case number for your fiance's son.

I did something similar for my wife's children. I used the contact us form of the Philippine embassy website and explained my request. They communicated back to me via email.

If you need to get the police clearance from Qatar, you can follow the procedures from that country's reciprocity table. See below: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Qatar.html

We provided an updated letter of intent to marry with a later date (after the NOA2) to indicate that we are still willing to marry. I'm not sure if it was needed or not. My wife (then fiance) was interviewed in Hong Kong.

Thank you so much. I will definitely keep that for our files...

Can you share the step by step SSA SOP for the expired GC and 48 month extension letter here, that would be great. My wife and I anticipate being in the same boat as you in about a year. Thanks.

For my wife, we did not receive an RFE but we noticed that the DS-3025 was not filled out correctly. So, we found a civil surgeon who agreed to just update and transfer the immunizations from the DS-3025 to the i-693. It was very difficult to find (and convince) the civil surgeon to do so. I submitted the i-693 with the AOS package and she received her green card with no problem. However, her children were follow to join k2 recipients and I submitted their AOS packages with their DS-3025 despite knowing that her kids needed additional immunizations. This was done to avoid having to pay the higher USCIS fees due to drop any time now. We fully expect an RFE and are prepared to take the kids to family doctor / health department to get the vaccinations completed and then to a civil surgeon for the immunizations to be transcribed on to the i-693.

My wife was able to leave the Philippines last month without a CFO sticker / certificate. We were a bit concerned that the lack of the CFO sticker / certificate was going to be a problem since this was her first time leaving the Philippines after her K1 arrival in the US. She presented her green card and no questions asked.

Okay. Sounds good. Good luck with the process.

What country? I went through the K2 process over the past few months with step-children in the Philippines and was given 180 days to enter the U.S. due to the COVID backlog.

Received case numbers for K2 Kids AOS on 6/18/2023 (received date is 06/06)